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Chilean flicker

Colaptes pitius (Molina, 1782)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 125 g to 163 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius)
Photo: Ben Tubby · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chilean flicker

Weight
125 g – 163 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
48 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the chilean flicker?

CHILEAN FLICKER · WINGSPAN 48 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 48 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the chilean flicker is about 28% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the chilean flicker live?

Not recorded

What is the chilean flicker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.

From the Wikipedia article “Chilean flicker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chilean_flicker&oldid=1353426619), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chilean flicker endangered?

The chilean flicker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the chilean flicker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusColaptes
  7. SpeciesColaptes pitius (Molina, 1782)

Synonyms Colaptes pitius pitius, Picus pitius

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • PütiwMapuche
  • picot de XileCatalan
  • datel chilskýCzech
  • ysgytiwr MagellanWelsh
  • ChileguldspætteDanish
  • BänderspechtGerman
  • ĉilia pegoEsperanto
  • Carpintero pitíoSpanish
  • PitíoSpanish
  • tšiili rähnEstonian
  • chilenkultatikkaFinnish
  • Pic du ChiliFrench
  • čilska žunaCroatian
  • Picchio del CileItalian
  • チリアレチゲラJapanese
  • チリーアレチゲラJapanese
  • čilinis ylasnapis genysLithuanian
  • Chileense GrondspechtDutch
  • chilemarkspettNorwegian
  • dzięcioł chilijskiPolish
  • کولیپٹس پٹیسWestern Panjabi
  • pica-pau-chilenoPortuguese
  • Чилийский дятелRussian
  • Чилийский шилоклювый дятелRussian
  • vlikáč sivohlavýSlovak
  • Čileanska žunaSerbian
  • chilespettSwedish
  • Şili AğaçkakanıTurkish
  • декол чилійськийUkrainian
  • 智利扑翅䴕Chinese
  • 智利撲動鴷Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the chilean flicker

Other species in the same genus Colaptes.

CompareChilean flicker vs Northern flickerChilean flicker vs Andean flickerChilean flicker vs Campo flickerChilean flicker vs Black-necked woodpecker

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chilean flicker?

An adult chilean flicker weighs 125 g – 163 g and has a wingspan of 48 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chilean flicker endangered?

The chilean flicker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the chilean flicker?

The chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-flicker

MLA

“Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-flicker.

BibTeX
@misc{chilean_flicker_2026,
  title = {Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-flicker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}